Raymond Wendell Cook

COOK, RAYMOND WENDELL Dr. Raymond Wendell Cook, 73, of Waco, formerly of Ennis, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003. A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 5, 2003 at 10:00 AM at the Woodway First United Methodist Church with his son-in-law, Dr. Jeff Smith, officiating. Interment will be held privately in College Station. Dr. Cook was born August 11, 1929, in Valley Mills to Alvah Raymond and Lillie Pearl Kelly Cook. He graduated from Corsicana High School and Navarro Junior College. He served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict, and upon his discharge from the Air Force, he married Robbie Nelle Goodwin from Royse City, Texas. That same year, they moved to Bryan-College Station, and he entered Texas A&M College. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1957 having earned a Bachelor of Animal Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In 1960, he established a veterinary practice in Ennis, Texas, and with his wife, Nelle, and his children, Kenneth and Leah, made Ennis their home for the next 41 years. During that time, he sold his veterinary practice, and went to work in animal research for American Cyanimid, Hoffman LaRoche, and Merck, Sharp & Dome. He retired from the Texas A&M Extension Service as a poultry specialist in 1992. During his years in Ennis, he was active in Little League Baseball, and he belonged to the Ennis Jaycees and the Ennis Lion’s Club. He served on the Ennis ISD school board, and was active in the local A&M Club. Dr. Cook was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Glenn Cook. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nelle, and his children, Kenneth Cook and his wife, Alba, of Arlington, Texas, Leah Cook Smith, and her husband, Jeff, of Woodway. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Philip & Layne Smith of Woodway and Kyle Cook of Arlington. Further, he is survived by his siblings, Kelly Cook of Temple, Alvah Lee Montgomery of Dawson, Edward Cook of Corsicana, and Sidney Cook. Honorary pallbearers are Philip Smith, Steve Stevens, Dr. Buddy Long, Dr. Charles Garrett, Dr. John Harris, Dr. Sam Glass and James Willhoite. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Woodway First United Methodist Church Building Fund, Providence Hospice, the Waco A&M Club Scholarship Fund, or a charity of your choice. The family invites you to leave a message or memory by signing the “Memorial Guestbook” at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com. WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY